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SOCIETIES OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAyoR

SOCIETIES OF TIANENDEAyoR
Action Taken Preliminary to the Forma.
ton of Local Union
Delegates from the Societies of Chris
tiau Endeavor of Chittenden county and
South Hero held a conference in the
chapel of the First church Monday
at p. m, to consider the question OF
forming a local union. The following SO
cieties were represented The two Con.
and the Berean Baptist
churches of this city, the Congregational
churches of Milton and South Hero and
the Baptist church of Jericho. There was
a fair attendance present An organization
was effected by the election Of Rev. j. l..
Sewall OF Milton Is moderator and Mr. Z.
>. Pease of this city as secretary. Re
marks were made by the moderator call
ing tor an expression of opinion of those
present. Mr.. WI. Van Patten and Rev.
DR.. Halves followed with few remarks
favoring the organization of such union
Key. I. f. Carter thought it well
not to act too hastily, and posi-
bly, do something that might af-
terWard be regretted. Remarks were
then made by the delegates from
the different societies represented. all be.
ing in favor OF such an Organization. On
motion OF Rev. Mr.. Carter, committee
OF one from each society was appointed to
take the matter into consideration and re
port IN whatever manner and at what.
ever time should seem to them most adj
vlsable. The committee was as follows
W j. Van Patten of the First church.
Rev {. +. Carter of the College street
church, +. y. Burdick of the Berean Bap-
list church, Miss Gertrude f. Rood Of
Milton, Z: W. Powers Of Jericho, Rev.
\. w. Wild Of Charlotte and Rev. 4. J.
Harris of south Hero. The meeting then
adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted to the
celebration of the sixth anniversary OF
the Young Peoples society of Christian
EndeavOr of the First church. The exer-
cises opened with the singing Of hymn
after which Rev, DR.. Halves read a selec
ton of scripture and Rev. Mr. Gould
offered prayer. After the singing of an
other hymn the greeting to invited socie-
ties was given by Rev. DR.. Halves
He SAID that when he saw the increasing
I'M ecest manifested in the society connect
ed with the First church he was very
Elad That this branch of Christian work
was ever organised. The work of the So
cictY was in precisely the same line as the
WORK OF The church itself. Theipledge that
is the characteristic of this body educates
Us members IN the right method OF work.
The work going on in and among these
young people /, very important, being, as
it is character building In behalf OF the
society he cordially welcomed the repre-
sentatlVeS from other societies.
Mr. Van Patten, who had charge Of the
exercises, then called on Rev. Mr.. Carter
to respond for and give d report of the
society connected with the College street
Congregational church IN this city. He
reported an average attendance Of 30 out
", a ,o,st Vi 40, WIN Iiileresi
responded for the society connected with
the CONGREGATIONAL church in Milton, as
We Llr9I Vue ' 4il III the county OUTSIDE
brated its 'fr.f ,nniyarsarr ''' NJ SaTai
gave an account of the organization and
a brief history of the society during the
wear. The average attendance varied
IRON 30 to %. in spite of the many Oh.
stacles in the way. The society at Char
lotte was not represented but Mr., Van
Patten stated that he knew Il to lie
in a furnishing condition. Mr.. f. =.
Burdick gave a favorable report from the
srcirtv c0nnected with the Berean Rantist
church in This CITY. Mr.. c. !. FERGUSON
spoke tor the Young people's union OF the
FIRST Baptist church in this city. Mr.. Van
Patten relnarNlup that its constitution
and work was substantially the same AS
! that of the Christian EudeaVor societies.
| The mem bershin was stated to he hetwe-r
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Mr., Elmer Fletcher responded for the
| society commenced with the Congre@stion-
al chnrch in South Hero and Mr. { "
| Powell for the one connected with the
| CONGREGATIONAL church az Jericho. Mr..
John Is Stearns presented the report OF
citv for the mast wear which after a
| hvnn' was followe1 bv nm address bv
| Rev q 4 smith of 81 Albans
MR. SMITH > ADDRESS.
/ The characteristics Of Christian En-
deavor are. first. a good Christian life. an
avnarience of ralieyion the SIM, total of all
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